Testimony: Dr Paul Enenche Not Wrong to question Ms Vera Anyim On The Pulpit — NBA President

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Yakubu Maikyau, has said that the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, DIGC, Dr. Paul Enenche was not wrong for questioning the authenticity of a testimony by one Vera Anyim at the Glory Dome Abuja, last Sunday.

Recall that Vera came on the altar of Dunamis Church in Abuja to share a testimony on how God made her the “only graduate in her family”.

During the testimony, Vera said she graduated with a “BSc in Law” from NOUN. Pastor Enenche asked what kind of degree she graduated with and she said ‘’B.Sc in Law.” The clergyman accused Vera of lying.

The development sparked a nationwide outrage, with divergent opinions from Nigerians.

Apologizing, Enenche said his action was based on his and the church’s aversion to seeming mediocrity and any appearance of untruth.

Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, Maikyau said what Enenche said was complimentary of the legal profession.

According to him, "I was privileged to watch that video. A woman who stood up in church and supposedly was giving a testimony of how she went through challenges and now has graduated from open university.

"And the man of God sitting in that congregation sensed that there was something wrong in the supposed testimony.

"What he said is something that is complimentary of the legal profession in a way. Because he said the way the person who was testifying spoke, the English that she spoke, bad as the situation may be, was not reflective of an English spoken by a lawyer.

"That was why he now posed the question. And himself also acting like a lawyer that has mastered the skills of cross-examination and asked her to describe the degree, the person said B.sc in law.

"Should we be answering the question whether there is B.sc in law? I don’t think so. It is not the council of legal education that said so. It is not the body of benchers that called lawyers to the bar that says you have B.sc.

"It is not NBA that said so. The person who attempted to arrogate B.sc law to herself was found to have lied. Should we really be wasting time on someone who has lied? And of course, everyone knows that the degree in law is never described like that.

"It is not B.sc. If you want to have one to appreciate what it is really, then I’m sure the sales of JAMB form has started, get one, get admitted, at the end of that training, 4,5 years training, you will know what degree is awarded when you study law but certainly not B.sc law and the person who said it was found to have lied. We shouldn’t be wasting our time discussing it.

"That is not the way to press forward. We press forward towards things that are true and getting it right means means that we should stop lying and press forward to something that is going to be beneficial to us.

"Discussing on social media an obvious lie will not take us anywhere, it’s like putting your hands on the plough and looking back, we will not make progress."